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Restoring Hawaiian fishponds revitalizes food systems and cultures

Ray Levy Uyeda

October 03, 2022 |

Prism |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Hawaii

Hawaiians are restoring fishponds to working order with tasks like fixing rock walls and removing pollution to reimplement land practices of the past into daily life. These ponds consist of a rock wall, a gate for midsized fish to enter, and things the fish feed on like algae and coral.

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Saving business and upgrading the city: how entrepreneurs get relocation help in Ivano-Frankivsk

Maria Smyk

October 03, 2022 |

Рубрика (Rubryka) |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Ukraine, Ivano-Frankivsk

The Save Business Now initiative in Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine, is helping businesses to relocate from dangerous areas of the country. Businesses fill out an online application about their needs so the organization can help them through the process of looking for a new location and connect them with experts and other businesses for support.

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One Navajo community finally gets electricity after more than 10 years. It's still waiting for water.

Shannon Mullane

October 02, 2022 |

The Colorado Sun |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Navajo Nation, United States, San Juan County, Utah

Through a complex network of indigenous, governmental, religious and community resources, the Westwater community finally has electricity after a 20-year journey to bring the much-needed resource to the community.

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Successes Against Female Genital Mutilation in Enugu State

Alex Ogbodo

October 01, 2022 |

Dream Radio (92.5 FM) |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Nigeria, Enugu State

Residents of Enugu State, Nigeria, are putting a stop to female genital mutilation by spreading awareness about the dangers of the practice to communities and enacting laws against it.

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So bekommen Menschen in Krisen genau das, was sie brauchen

Lena Bäunker

September 27, 2022 |

Perspective Daily |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Indonesia

Die digitale Plattform Loop ermöglicht es Menschen in Krisensituation, schnell und transparent mit Behörden zu kommunizieren. Erste Beispiele zeigen, dass das wichtige Vorgänge wie das Bergen von Erdbeben-Opfern beschleunigen kann.

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‘Other Places in the Country Didn't Do This': How One California Town Survived Covid Better Than the Rest

Victoria Colliver

September 25, 2022 |

Politico |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Davis, California

A citywide effort in Davis, California, that included information campaigns, opening testing sites, and free testing made getting a weekly COVID test a habitual part of life in the community. As a result, the city had lower positivity rates than the rest of the state.

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Jinsi Homa ya Chikungunya ilivyokabiliwa Mombasa Part - 1

Ruth Keah

September 25, 2022 |

RadioRahma |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Kenya

Kufuatia mkurupuko wa homa ya Chikungunya kaunti ya Mombasa, serikali ya kaunti iliweka mikakati mbalimbali ya kukabiliana na mkurupuko huo. Ikiwa ni pamoja na utumizi wa magari ya kupuliza dawa kuua mbu.Magari 5 yalitumiwa katika zoezi hilo ambapo yalizunguka maeneo bunge yote 6 kaunti ya moja kwa kipindi cha mwezi mmoja.

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Cars Are Vanishing from Paris

Peter Yeung

September 23, 2022 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: France, Paris

Cars are Europe’s second-largest source of greenhouse gas emissions and the leading killer of children. In recent years, Paris has implemented an array of measures to prioritize pedestrians, cyclists, and transit while reducing car use. As a result, car use has dropped about 45% since 1990, the use of public transit has risen by 30% and the share of cyclists has increased tenfold.

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In Seattle, Community Land Trusts Are Allowing Low-Income Families To Buy A Home

Josh Cohen

September 23, 2022 |

Next City |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

Homestead Community Land Trust and the local Habitat for Humanity specialize in helping lower-income residents become homeowners. They have portfolios of homes available to lower-income residents who make less than 80% of the area median income. To date, the community land trust model has been implemented at a small scale relative to the need and Habitat plans to build almost 300 new homes in the coming years.

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How A Loan-To-Own Program In San Diego Is Boosting E-Bike Access

Emily Nonko

September 23, 2022 |

Next City |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, San Diego, California

Pedal Ahead provides low-income locals access to e-bikes at no initial cost, while agreeing to ride an average of five miles a day, track and share rides for a study, and secure their own bike insurance. If the participants successfully complete the program after two years, they own the bike. Since its launch, the organization distributed over 400 bicycles across the county.

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